PSPINC Official Company Blog

Mobile Website

5月

29日

Vol. 13

We used to talk about making your website mobile compatible for a long time.. We then started to talk about making your website responsive. After talking about this for a long time, we have stopped making this a point of discussion. However, looking at the real world, there are many company websites that are not responsive.

So let’s review what a responsive website is:

“Responsive web design is an approach to web design that makes web pages render well on a variety of devices, windows or screen sizes.”

What does this mean? It means, once you create (or re-create) your website using responsive web design technology, your website will work on PC, tablet and smartphone - all of which feature different screen sizes.

Unfortunately, making your website responsive is a complete rewrite of your website. Some of the newest tools from our company, such as WebdeXpress, enables you to create a responsive website. If you need help, we can develop your website using WebdeXpress or even WordPress.

Whether you use us or do it yourself, I hope you will pay attention to your website and make it responsive. During the COVID-19 pandemic with the ‘Stay-Home’ order in place, people will be spending more time on the web conducting business. You should make sure you update your website. If you need any suggestions, please feel free to contact us.

Reference: https://www.webdexpress.com/eng

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
This newsletter is dedicated to the memory of Jim Osborn, a friend and mentor.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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NewsMAIL System

5月

22日

Vol. 12

NewsMAIL is an email broadcasting system that we created back in 1997. The following blurb is what we have written about this software.

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Broadcast Email Made Easy With NewsMAIL

NewsMAIL allows you to add, delete and create email groups from your browser. At the same time, you can compose email messages and broadcast them without having to use your email program. This benefit allows you to manage email broadcasting from any Internet access location. How does broadcasting newsletters to clients while sitting in an Internet cafe in Paris sound?

Create separate NewsMAIL groups based on customer's needs and send tailored messages.

With NewsMAIL, you compose your email content using a browser. When you've finished your newsletter, press release, product announcement or promotion - select the appropriate database file and press "SEND". NewsMAIL takes care of the rest. NewsMAIL is not a mail server program. NewsMAIL works with your existing mail server (SMTP/POP3) to send the email. You do not have to replace your existing mail server.

One unique feature of NewsMAIL is the way it sends emails. Instead of sending out all of the emails at once, NewsMAIL composes one email at a time, addresses each email with the address found within the database and then sends it. It is a slower process. However, your email address database is completely secure. Another benefit is that you can set the return address on each broadcast to any location you want. This allows you to manage client responses and returned mail messages.

NewsMAIL is very easy to install. If you've installed WindowsNT server and IIS before, it shouldn't take more than a 1/2 hour. Once installed, address maintenance and mail composition are done through a web browser. The benefit is that once you've installed NewsMAIL, you never have to call your Sysop for support.

If you have 50 clients, 5,000 clients or even 100,000 clients, you need a simple and secure way to broadcast email. Why not select the program that gives you maximum security and a simple-to-use interface?

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After 14 years, our NewsMAIL system is still running strong and the basic message is the same. Currently because of the pandemic, communication with your customers is even more important. Stay (and keep) in touch with your customers with NewsMAIL.

https://www.newsmail.com

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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Essential Business

5月

15日

Vol. 11

There are many businesses that, despite the ‘stay home’ order, need to operate. Those include hospital, medical professionals, police, fire departments, waste collection, government, utilities, janitorial services, drugstores, delivery services, gas stations, auto repair, warehousing, transportation, supermarkets, plumbing, electricians, telephone, cellular services, internet and other businesses that deal with the well-being of humankind.

When you think about the list of essential businesses, there are only few that are not a part of this list. Which includes those that deal with entertainment, food/beverages and retail stores. However, because of the ‘stay home’ order, people that are working for essential businesses are staying home. This is causing a decline in spending.

People are now getting used to not having contact with other people. It will take a long time before individuals are comfortable being around other people, even after the ‘stay home’ order is lifted. Whether we like it or not, people are spending even more time communicating through the Internet. Companies, whether they are essential or not, need to be able to communicate better with people using the Internet.

Here is a checklist:

(1) Make sure your website is up-to-date.
(2) You should have a strong social media presence (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.).
(3) Your contact information is up-to-date and you have established a method to maintain regular communication.

There are many more things you can do but these are things you should be doing at the very least before we even try to get back to where things were. Whether you are an essential business or not, we are all affected by the Coronavirus. We need to do what we need to do to make ourselves ready for the ‘new normal’.

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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New Products

5月

8日

Vol. 10

Despite the fact that most of our staff are working from home to avoid the spread of COVID-19 at this time, we are still working to upgrade current products and release new ones. We have not forgotten what got us to where we are, delivering products that people need. Here are some of the products we are working on right now.

Simple Data Pool
https://www.simpledatapool.com
Data storage system enabling users to store and share any type of file. We are currently in public beta.

MegaMail
https://www.sendmegamail.com
Large file transfer system enabling users to send huge files that conventional email cannot handle. Currently, we are over 90% complete on releasing a newer version.

Mini-Kawa
https://www.mini-kawa.com
Mini-Kawa is PSPinc’s design studio for designing illustrations of your pets which can be used for printed materials or websites.

YourHost NEO
https://www.yourhost.com
Designed for the web developers and VARs, it is a no-nonsense web and email hosting platform with high availability and technical support.

Your Business Shop
https://www.ybs.com (Coming Soon)
One of our newest service that enables small businesses to open and operate their own online store.

WebdeXpress
https://www.webdexpress.com (Coming Soon)
DIY (Do It Yourself) & DFY (Done For You) web site development service with an easy-to-use content management system.

Contact Wash
https://www.contactwash.com (Coming Soon)
A tool that allows you to upload your address book and request your contacts to update their information instantly with the click of a button.

Pass Wizard
https://www.passwizard.com (Coming Soon)
Manage your passwords safely and securely with the Pass Wizard password manager program. With an account, you can keep track of all of your unique account logins.

Please let me know if any of these services may be of interest to you.

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

#Bloguru #PSPinc #PSPincWhatsNewNewsletter #pacificsoftwarepublishing

PSPinc Newsletter

5月

5日

You can sign up to the PSPinc newsletter at the bottom of the home page at,

https://www.pspinc.com

You will lear what we are working on weekly.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

#pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspincwhatsnewnewsletter

Learning Japanese-Online

5月

1日

Vol. 09

Back in the mid 90’s we were publishing software products enabling non-Japanese Windows PC’s to display and input Japanese characters called KanjiKit and KanjiWORD. It was used by a variety of people outside of Japan. Nowadays, there is no need for you to buy a Japanese version of Windows to display and input Japanese.

As an extension of that service, we started Japanese-Online.com on November 11th, 1996. Yes, this site has been in operation for the last 24 years. It has been revised many times in the past but for the last few years, it had not been updated, and as a result subscriptions went down.

Recently, we started updating, modernizing, and reviving the website. We are now collaborating with a company in Japan to resell Japanese learning video lessons. If you have time please take a look at the site. We also have a blog using Bloguru, another service of PSPinc, to post Japanese related information.

Additionally, we have been broadcasting weekly newsletters. In these newsletters we talk about a wide range of topics including Japanese language, expressions, culture, food, unique items, etc. You can sign up to the JOL newsletter for free by visiting Japanese-Online.com. Please let us know if you have a topic that you would like to see in our newsletters. We would be happy to hear your suggestions!

Bloguru: https://en.bloguru.com/japaneseonline
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/japaneseonlineuchikuraco/

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

#Bloguru #PSPinc #PSPincWhatsNewNewsletter #pacificsoftwarepublishing

Simple Data Pool / New Product

4月

24日

Vol. 08

We are in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and many of us are forced to work remotely from our homes. In this current climate we need to work differently than the way we used to. We are a datacenter and server operation company, so we have plenty of storage space to share files. However, I imagine our customers may be having difficulties managing and sharing files.

We have dedicated a portion of our storage capacity for people to share within their company. This service has been available for years and we are charging $99 for 10GB of storage. We have now increased the capacity by 10 times to 100GB of space for $99. This storage space can be upgraded to 1TB and is the best option available with complete and personalized customer support.

Being such a versatile solution, with account access you can backup and share any type of file. You can use it as an offsite backup, it is all up to you and your company’s needs. For more information, please call us or visit https://www.simpledatapool.com

Please be advised that the system may not be ready as we are currently testing this storage application. If you are interested in becoming a test user, please contact me. I have a limited number of users who can use the system for a free evaluation period.

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

#Bloguru #PSPinc #PSPincWhatsNewNewsletter #pacificsoftwarepublishing

It’s Time to Think Recovery

4月

17日

Vol. 07

We are in the middle of the fight with COVID-19 and the news outlets are very depressing. All companies are trying to weather this storm. We are hoping that somehow this pandemic will go away soon just like a Hollywood movie. The reality is, we may be dealing with this for a long time and our lives must adjust to this new normal. What is happening in places like Italy and France is people are getting tired of the “Stay-Home” order and are starting to move around. This will happen in the US as well, we are not as patient as we would like to be.

As business owners and managers, you have to adjust to this new reality soon. Yes, this thing will be over in one way or another. When it is over, companies that prepared for recovery now will have a better chance to excel.

Person-to-person contact is out of the question right now, so you need to update your website. Since you have more time now, learning how to build your website is not a bad option. I am not asking you to go out and buy a book to learn how to create a website. I am asking you to take a look at easy tools to create or update your website. Replacing a few pictures and changing the copyright notice from 2012 to 2020 are good starting points.

You can update your corporate history or product information. Contact information is also important to maintain. You can also check to see if your website is mobile device ready. Nowadays, more people are looking at your website from their cellular phones. Oh, for restaurant owners, did you change your operating hours? Do you provide “Pickup” and “Delivery” services? Do you have special menus? Did you contact businesses near you to let them know you are open?

These are simple changes that you can make to your website. People won’t know you are open if you don’t tell them you are open, they will assume you are closed … that is the new normal. By the way, our company is open for business taking care of your web and email. If you call, we will pick up the phone. Stay healthy and connected virtually.

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Product Usage Update!

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Now more than ever it is important to stay in contact with your customers. Click It Audio is a powerful tool that provides a personal method for business owners to achieve this goal.

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Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

#Bloguru #PSPinc #PSPincWhatsNewNewsletter #pacificsoftwarepublishing

Do what others do not like to do

4月

10日

Vol. 6

You can choose to do a job that everybody wants to do or choose one that everybody does not want to do. I am not talking about dream jobs like “Professional Athletes”, “Movie Stars”, “Singers” and so on. I am also excluding any job that requires specialized education like “Doctors”, “Nurses”, “Pilots”, etc. - I am talking about ordinary jobs.

When growing up, you may not have wanted to be a Garbage Collector, Undertaker, Septic Tank Maintenance Technician, or Janitor. However, some people choose or are forced into doing these types of jobs that people usually do not like.

Why?

There is something called the “3Ks” in Japan. (1) きつい Kitsui (2) 汚い Kitanai (3) 危険 Kiken. Which can be translated to (1) Hard, (2) Dirty, and (3) Dangerous. Based on those three factors, people stay away from these types of jobs, but society needs these positions filled. In reality, the jobs that people do not like often pay better and are much more secure than the jobs that people like.

When you look for a job… better yet, when you are looking to start a new business, you should look for what people really need instead of what you want to do. If people need your work, you can make a living. It is the choice I made when I started my company … find the needs and fill them … the hard way.

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

#Bloguru #PSPinc #PSPincWhatsNewNewsletter #pacificsoftwarepublishing

Company Website

4月

3日

Vol. 05

There are many types of websites around the world, but I have been saying that creating a long marketing message is bad. People do not have a long enough attention span to read lengthy text and messaging. The same can be said for websites. If your website is long, no matter how useful the information is, people will not spend the time to read through it.

You need to understand what people are looking for when they visit your website. Here are some general things people look for:

(1) Your location
(2) Your email address, telephone number or contact form
(3) Business hours
(4) Product information
(5) Company history / background
(6) Employment information

You should be careful how you place “Product Information” on your website, this is where it can get out of control. You want to explain what your product does and write a lot about it. This approach will make your website very busy. I recommend you write a summary or introduction on your company website and create a separate website for the product.

This way people who need more information about a product can get it without making your company website huge. There is no rule saying that you must have everything under 1 website. Many Web Consultants tell you that having multiple websites is not good for SEO (search engine optimization). That may be true but do you want a Google Crawler to visit your website, or have people visit and understand it? I think you should organize your website by having a core company website and satellite websites for your key products.

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

#Bloguru #PSPinc #PSPincWhatsNewNewsletter #pacificsoftwarepublishing